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@CJPhillips1982 7 points from our last 3 homes (Braintree, Solihull, Wealdstone) leave Halifax needing 11 from 5 to overhaul us, and Hartlepool 13 from 6. That’s before any of our 4 aways. Do our job at RH and we’re pretty much there

How things stand in the National League

@twchh @CJPhillips1982 Crap half and not really looking to defend that but on this surface how are you meant to get it down and play

@CJPhillips1982 we're playing long ball against the wind. kev is taking the piss out of paying fans.

Shrimpers, thoughts on that first half?

@CJPhillips1982 Give him a rest. Plenty of games coming up, let him recover and make sure that ban doesn’t hit him

Decision to be made on Gus Scott-Morriss today. Has a slight hip issue and he's one yellow card away from a two match ban with today being the cut off for 10 yellows being a ban. Would you risk him?

@CJPhillips1982 Don’t let 5 decent minutes at either end of the half cloud that. Absolutely dire. Deservedly behind against a side who have won once away all season. Huge reaction needed, simply not good enough

Shrimpers, thoughts on that first half?

@CJPhillips1982 Disagree Chris. We’ve been miles off them

Boreham Wood took their best chance, Blues missed two good ones of their own. That's the difference

@CJPhillips1982 No idea about today’s but I remember how outrageously over the line the gills one was 🤣

Chatham appeal for their late goal. Must be something about Kent clubs playing Southend. Reminded me of Blues v Gillingham a few seasons ago when Taylor Moore ended up scoring at the other end of the pitch!

@EssexCricket Wiaan Mulder perhaps?

⏳ 23.01.26 🦅 #FlyLikeAnEagle

@D_Darts125 Five years in a row the selection hasn’t contained all four semi finalists from the previous year. Think that’s as clear an answer as you’ll get

How much do we think a player's Premier League record plays a part in whether they get selected for it (unless they're in the top 4 of course)?

@CJPhillips1982 Very disappointed Quiz Phillips wasn’t used once again here

How much of Southend United's 2025 can you remember? Here's a fun quiz of the year to test your knowledge: echo-news.co.uk/sport/25738512…

@JJIdsardi Wording of the rule reads as if higher ranked players who come through the TCH qualifier do get seeded though. So if Cross/Wright/Barney etc come through, they would be seeded ahead of Zonneveld/O’Connor/Springer

@dazi180turtle This is a slight change no? Fixes the loophole where reserve list players get a “seeded” first round draw but also means if high ranked players come through the TCH qualifier they also get “seeded”?

No change to the European Tour at all. Very worrying, but can’t say I’m surprised.

@CJPhillips1982 Rochdale easily. FGR still makes me think of Wembley a bit, Dale just an unbelievable night

What was your highlight of 2025 watching Southend United?

@LOFC_Dan @EssexCricket @RCBTweets @IPL Napier played one game for MI in 2009!

@EssexCricket @RCBTweets @IPL Is he the first ever Essex player, discounting our Overseas, to play in the IPL?

🛫 Jordan Cox will represent @RCBTweets in the 2026 @IPL following this afternoon's auction. 🦅 #FlyLikeAnEagle

@CJPhillips1982 Kelman vs Plymouth probably. Also remember Isaac Hutchinson scoring from similar distance for the youth team in a senior cup match at Waltham Abbey- absolutely unplayable that night!

Forest Green away brought back memories of that Nathan Ferguson goal. What's the best goal you've seen Southend United score? I mean the actual goal too, not the most significant (Eastwood, Pigott etc).

@CJPhillips1982 Best defender on a team that’s been pretty much best defence in the league ever since he joined. Find it hard to believe he’s still with us

How good is Harry Taylor!

@CJPhillips1982 Was that 2 who brought him down? On a yellow if so

Dallas is brought down after latching onto a good pass from Miley. The Shrimpers scream for a penalty but a free-kick is given a fraction outside the area o the left hand side

@CJPhillips1982 Taken us going 2-0 down to play so we can have no complaints however this ends. Attack them with a bit of pace and they look so shaky, but against a team with such quality we just cannot afford to give them a headstart

Shrimpers, thoughts on that first half?

@callum_southend @CJPhillips1982 0-0 maybe. But we’re losing, don’t see what is to gain. Let’s hope I’m proven wrong

@samgoody23 @CJPhillips1982 we’re also down to 10 men mate

Southend sub: Gubbins on for Hopper

@CJPhillips1982 Did not deserve that one bit I didn’t think, which made it all the more enjoyable (in the end)! So slow and laboured throughout, didn’t really look like creating much against a stubborn defensive unit, but ultimately you’ve got to find a way to win and we’ve done that

Shrimpers, what did you make of today's victory?